Record breaker in life
Here are some record breakers in various fields:
Human Achievements
- Longest fingernails ever recorded: Shridhar Chillal from India has not cut his fingernails since 1952, and they measure a total of 909.6 cm (358.5 in) long.
- Oldest person ever recorded: Jeanne Calment from France lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days.
- Highest altitude reached by a human: Felix Baumgartner jumped from a balloon at an altitude of 39,045 meters (128,100 ft) in 2012.
- Longest duration without sleep: Randy Gardner from the USA stayed awake for 264.4 hours (11 days) in 1964.
- Fastest marathon runner: Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya completed a marathon in 2:01:39 hours in 2018.
Sports
- Most goals scored in a single season: Lionel Messi scored 91 goals for Barcelona in the 2011-2012 season.
- Fastest 100m dash: Usain Bolt from Jamaica ran the 100m dash in 9.58 seconds in 2009.
- Most consecutive free throws made: Stephen Curry from the USA made 126 consecutive free throws in 2016.
- Longest tennis match: John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played a match that lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes in 2010.
- Most Olympic medals won by an individual: Michael Phelps from the USA has won 28 Olympic medals, including 23 gold medals.
Animal Achievements
- Longest-living animal: A tortoise named Jonathan lived to the age of 187 years.
- Fastest land animal: The cheetah can run up to 120 km/h (75 mph).
- Longest migration: The Arctic tern migrates up to 50,000 km (31,000 miles) each year.
- Deepest dive by a fish: The anglerfish has been recorded diving to a depth of 3,000 meters (10,000 ft).
- Longest recorded flight by a bird: The wandering albatross has been recorded flying for 10 days non-stop.
Other Record Breakers
- Largest snowflake: A snowflake measuring 15 inches (38 cm) in diameter and 8 inches (20 cm) thick was recorded in Montana in 1887.
- Longest duration of a spaceflight: Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov spent 437 days, 17 hours, and 58 minutes in space from 1994 to 1995.
- Highest temperature ever recorded: The highest temperature ever recorded was 56.7°C (134°F) in Death Valley, California in 1913.
- Longest duration of a submarine dive: The Trieste submarine stayed underwater for 20 hours and 45 minutes in 1960.
- Largest living organism: The Armillaria ostoyae fungus covers over 9.6 square kilometers (3.7 square miles) in Oregon, USA.
These are just a few examples of record breakers in various fields. There are many more out there, and new records are being set all the time!